Holdback.



Nn. 692,674. `Paiented F'eb. 4; |902.

J. c. Joyce.

- HLDBAG'K.

(Application filed. Apr. 20, 1901.)

(No Model.)

'Hz' J' .da |i UNITED STATES `ATENT OFFICE.

JAMES C. JOYCE, OF FLORIDA, NEI/V YORK.

HOLDBAGK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 692,674, dated February 4, 1902. Application led April 20, 1901. Serial No. 56,749. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom, t 7uur/y concern:

Beit known that I, JAMES C. JOYCE, a citi zen of the United States, residing at Florida, in the county of Orange and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Holdback,of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in holdback attachments, and has for its object to provide an adjustable attachment to which the breeching-strap is connected and which can be adjusted to accommodate long or short horses without requiring the changing of the buckle upon the breeching.

A further object of my invention is to provide a slidingror adjustable loop to which the breeching is attached, with means for positively locking the same into engagement with the ratchet-section of the attachment and also to hold the parts in such position that there will be no rattling or displacement.

The invention further consistsin the peculiar arrangement and combination of parts, 1

as will be, fully .described in the following specification and pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view illustrating the practical application of my invention. Fig. 2 is an in- Verted plan view of the same with the breeching-strap shown in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a side view. Fig. 4 is-a longitudinal section, and Fig. 5 a crosssection,showing the attachment connected to a thill, the latter being taken on about line 5 5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 isa detail perspective view'of the casting or basesection, and Fig. 7.a detail perspective of the adjustable loop.

In the drawings-A indicates the 'thill,which has secured to its under side abase-plate or casting B, having a web portion b, provided with lugs b', projecting from the sides and ends thereof,and by which the casting is connected to the thill by screws,bolts,or the like. The lower edge of the web portion b terminates in a head b2 of a somewhat-greater width than the web and`u pon which is slidably held the loop C. This head is provided with a recess h, in which is formed a series of ratchetteeth h4,which, however, do not extend the entire distance across the recess,but stop short of the sides thereof, leaving a groove b5, as

clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings and for the purpose presently explained.

The slidingloop C, before referred to, consists of a central flat portion c, having lugs c projecting upwardly from either side thereof and which have their inner faces grooved or recessed, as at cx, in which fit the sides of the head b2 and by which the loop is held to the base, as will be clearly understood. This recess is of a slightly-greater width than the head of the base to permit of theadjustment of the loop, as will appear later on. A slot c2 is provided in the iat portion c, through which passes the breeching-strap, and upon the rear edge is provided a nose or dog c3,ar

ranged for engagement with the ratchet-teeth f b4, the extreme edges or sides ofthe dog proj ecting upwardly for a short distance and entering andsliding inthe grooves h5, which prevents any sidewise movement of the loop or displacement of the dog. Upon the front l edge of theloopis formed an outwardly and upwardly extending arm c4, having its end provided with a recess, in which is rigidly held by a screw clone end of a spring D, its opposite or free end engaging and pressing against the head of the base, which holdsv thedog into positive engagement, as will be readily understood. j f v From the foregoing the operation and advantages of my improvement will readily appear, it being apparent that to adjust the loop to take up the .breeching or loosen the same it is only necessary topress the loop forward against the tension of the spring, when the dog will be disengaged from the ratchetteeth, permitting the loop to slide backward or forward, as' the case may require, or'the y loop maybe entirely disengaged from the base-sectionV by sliding the same entirely o the head of the base, which is sometimes preferred, as it will avoid unbuckling the strap to free the horse from theshafts.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is p 1. In a holdback attachment, the combination of a base-section having lugs formed upon onev side thereof and a head upon the opposite side, an adjustable loop having a central portion provided with aslot, lugs projecting from IOO either side of the said central portion and having recesses that are ladapted to engage the head of thebase-section, and means for holding the said loop in its adjusted position, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a holdback attachment, the combination of a thill having abase-section arranged thereon, anges formed on said base-section, ratchet-teeth formed between said flanges, and a loop having lugs projecting laterally therefrom and provided With recesses :in which the said Hanges fit, the said loop having a dog for engagement with the ratchet-teeth, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a holdback attachment, the combination of a base-section having lugs formed thereon, a head having laterally-projecting fianges formed integral with the said base, ratchet-teeth formed on the said head and arranged between the said flanges, a loop provided with a slot slidably held on the said head, a dog projecting from one edge of the loop, and an arm projecting from the opposite edge thereof, and means carried by the said arm for holding the dog into engagement with the said ratchet-teeth, substantially as shown and described.

4f. In a holdhacli attachment, the combination of a base-section having a head formed npon one side thereof, laterally-projecting flanges formed on the said head, ratchet-teeth arranged between the said flanges, the said head having grooves arranged adjacent the said ratchet-teeth, and a loop having a dog for engagement With the ratchet-teeth, the said dog having extensions that are adapted to enter the said grooves, and a spring secured to the said loop, all arranged substantially as shown and described.

5. In a holdback attachment, the combination of a base-section having flanges formed integral therewith and projecting from either side thereof, and a loop having laterally-projecting lugs provided With recesses that are adapted to receive the flange formed on the head, substantially as shown and described.

6. In a holdback attachment, the combination of a basesection having ahead formed thereon with ratchet-teeth produced centrally therein, a loop having a dog formed upon one edge thereof and an arIn upon the opposite edge, and a spring secured to the said arm and adapted for engagement with the head oi' the base-section, whereby the pawl is held in engagement with the said ratchet-teeth, substantially as shown and described.

JAMES C. JOYCE.

vVitnessesz JOHN F. WEED, JOHN J. Ronan. 

